2023/24 San Francisco Bay Area | Tahoe Events | Meetups
Join us to celebrate SnowPals’ 25th anniversary of bringing San Francisco Bay Area skiers and snowboarders together to share a common passion for snow sports. Join our engaging events to expand your circle of ski and snowboarding buddies for trips to Tahoe and to other snow destinations such as Colorado, Utah, British Columbia, etc. covered by your season pass.
Engage in our fun gatherings; some of which include:
1) pre-season kick-off gatherings to connect with season pass holders, ski lease organizers and plan trips for the winter
2) craft beer & pizza socials
3) beer/wine tastings
4) happy hour meetups and
5) Apres ski & board socials, small group meetup dining slope-side in Tahoe.
This page was updated on December 04, 2023.
Upcoming Events
UPCOMING EVENTS ARE LISTED ON EVENTBRITE
View the event calendar and RSVP for events; follow SnowPals on our Eventbrite page to get notified of upcoming events
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PAST EVENTS OVERVIEW
To get an idea what some of our past events were like, scroll down the page to view:
East Bay Pre Ski Ride Season Tahoe Rideshare Mixer
Join us for the ultimate pre-ski season gathering at Mad Oak Bar ‘N’ Yard from 5-7pm on Wednesday October 11, 2023 in Oakland, CA. Stay after to enjoy a free comedy show starting at 8:30pm
Get ready to meet fellow ski enthusiasts and find your perfect rideshare buddy for the upcoming Tahoe adventures!
Please RSVP if you’d like to attend. We’ll email you one day prior to let you know where to meet. If you can no longer attend, please log into Eventbrite and change your RSVP. Thanks!
SnowPals Host for this event:
Ashlee Best is an Oakland based IKON pass holder and enjoys a variety of winter activities. This is a special winter season since she’s checking off two bucket list items; 1) managing a ski lease 2) planning a ski vacation. You’ll find her at Alpine during the week and avoiding the weekend and holiday crowds.
Got your Ikon / Epic Pass and looking to join a ski lease to max out your pass for the winter?
Browse 2023/24 ski leases share (with a group of skiers/boarders or with other families) at
http://www.snowpals.org/leases/
Looking for a Lake Tahoe area rental / private seasonal ski lease for the winter?
http://www.snowpals.org/tahoe-rentals/
Expand your circle of ski snowboarding pals at SnowPals.org (since 1999).
Join our 8k+ members base for Lake Tahoe resorts rideshare/carpool during the winter, save $, help reduce carbon emissions, and expand your circle of ski, snowboarding friends in the process:
http://www.snowpals.org/info/tahoe-rideshare/
Share this page with friends and family to invite.
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SF Ski Ride Season Kickoff – Tahoe Rideshare – Share Ski Leases – POW Trips
Join us for the ultimate pre-ski season gathering at Harborview Restaurant & Bar from 6:30pm-8:30pm on Tuesday October 17, 2023 in San Francisco, CA.
Get ready to meet fellow ski enthusiasts and find your perfect rideshare buddy for the upcoming Tahoe adventures!
Please RSVP if you’d like to attend. We’ll email you one day prior to let you know where to meet. If you can no longer attend, please log in and change your RSVP. Thanks!
SnowPals Host for this event:
Samantha is an Australian who moved to the Bay Area 4 years ago to work for LinkedIn. She loves trivia, board game nights, country music, going line dancing, running, and going to the snow. She has been skiing for two years. This year, she has the Mountain Collective and Epic passes. She doesn’t drive, so would love to find some buddies who can drive up to the snow (can contribute to gas money, snacks/drinks)
Expand your circle of ski snowboarding pals at SnowPals.org (since 1999), for 2023/24 winter, we’re celebrating 25 years of bringing SF Bay Area residents and Lake Tahoe visitors together to enjoy snow sports.
Join our 8k+ members base for Lake Tahoe resorts rideshare/carpool during the winter, save $, help reduce carbon emissions, and expand your circle of ski, snowboarding friends in the process:
http://www.snowpals.org/info/tahoe-rideshare/
How about events in other other Bay Area cities?
North Bay, South Bay and Peninsula events in the works. Follow SnowPals on Eventbrite to get notified of new event listings(opens in a new window; ).
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Burton shopping party in San Francisco: after Christmas is the time to buy yourself a gift & meet snowboarders in SF for Tahoe POWder trips
Fri, January 6, 2023, 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM PST
Click here to RSVP at Eventbrite (opens in a new window).
Please note:
Eventbrite tickets RSVP are ‘SOLD OUT’ for event helpers (who will help ‘break the ice’ to introduce new attendees as they arrive), however, the meetup event has four spots left as of 1/4, which can be reserved on a 1st come 1st serve basis until all tickets are taken; scroll down the page where it says: “RSVP Required” at Eventbrite.
Special thanks to Burton Snowboards Flagship Store in San Francisco; this is an exclusive SnowPals signature event.
Burton Snowboards SF will have in the house a few kegs of yummy craft beer from New Belgium Brewing Taproom & Restaurant SF to help with libations and bring on the stoke and SEND IT vibe.
This an adults only event 21+ years or older and admission only with your RSVP ticket in hand. Burton employees will be carding all participants at the door.
Know of family and friends who love to snowboard or want to learn how to snowboard?
Share this post with them: a great way to get them started on a lifelong winter sports that they will come to love. Life is short, play like today’s all we have.
‘I always love watching kids play.. they know how to play with full SEND, and reminds us we used to be like that 🙂 Come ride with us down powdery slopes of bliss and play like we are kids again.’ – Tim at SnowPals
Location
Burton Snowboards Shop San Francisco 1630 Haight Street San Francisco, CA 94117
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South Bay Events
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Silicon Valley Winter Tahoe Rideshare Kickoff Mixer
Skiers and snowboarders in the South Bay meetup to plan ski/ride trips; enjoy craft beer, pizza and mingle at the outdoor patio.
Share knowledge/tips, connect for winter Tahoe ride-share and make ski trip plans to make the most of your ski season pass, and powder hound to Colorado, Utah, Washington, Jackson Hole Wyoming, British Columbia, Canada, Japanese Alps Hakuba, etc, resorts covered by your Ikon Pass, Epic Pass!
When: Tuesday November 29, 2022 from 6:30 PM to 7:30 PM
Where: Whole Foods Market 2732 Augustine Dr, Santa Clara, CA 95054
Event Fee; FREE
Who: SnowPals members, and anyone who loves snow-sports and the active outdoor lifestyle (non-members looking to join are welcomed!) 😉
Your event host for this event: Tim → if you’d like to attend, rsvp at Eventbrite (opens in a new window).
Some questions members will likely ask you at the event:
1) if you have a season pass, and
2) if you can offer rides or looking for winter ride-share to which resort(s)
3) are you looking to powder hound to out of state resorts covered by your pass? Which resort(s)?
We’ll send you a confirmation and any additional details usually 24 hours before the event. We need an accurate headcount, please RSVP only if you are certain you’ll attend. Lots of backend work and time spent to put these events together: your thoughtfulness is appreciated.
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East Bay Events
East Bay Winter Tahoe Rideshare Kickoff Mixer
Wear your Ikon/Epic/season pass and resort/ski/board swag so it’ll be easy to spot the crew. If you’re early, look for your host, Pete, sporting a black Sugar Bowl Resort baseball cap.
Tue, Nov 29 from 5-8pm
5612 College Ave Oakland CA
Half a block from Rockridge Bart.
Happy hour ends at 6pm. Mixer until 8pm. Trivia starts at 8pm.
RSVP via Eventbrite to attend.
We’ll send you a confirmation and any additional details usually 24 hours before the event. We need an accurate headcount, please RSVP only if you are certain you’ll attend. Lots of backend work and time spent to put these events together: your thoughtfulness is appreciated.
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North Bay Events
North Bay Winter Tahoe Ski/Ride Trips Kickoff Mixer
Meet skiers and snowboarders in the North Bay to plan ski/ride trips; enjoy craft beer, pizza and mingle at the outdoor patio.
Date and time
Wed, November 30, 2022, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM PST
Event fee: FREE, your host for this event is Katie, RSVP required at Eventbrite (opens in new window)
We’ll send you a confirmation and any additional details usually 24 hours before the event. We need an accurate headcount, please RSVP only if you are certain you’ll attend. Lots of backend work and time spent to put these events together: your thoughtfulness is appreciated.
Location
Bear Republic Brewing Co. 5000 Roberts Lake Road Rohnert Park, CA 94928
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SF Events
Burton shopping party in San Francisco: after Christmas is the time to buy yourself a gift & meet snowboarders in SF for Tahoe POWder trips
Fri, January 6, 2023, 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM PST
Location
Burton Snowboard Shop San Francisco 1630 Haight Street San Francisco, CA 94117
Click here to RSVP at Eventbrite (opens in a new window).
Peninsula Events
In the works.
For 2023/24 Winter
SnowPals will be hosting our 25th anniversary celebration event, get on our invite list for a snow sports party to remember – please scroll down and submit the interest form below.
For those who are single, meet that special someone who shares your love for snow sports.
We’re looking to add event organizers to SnowPals’ event crew; event hosting experience a plus; to get the ball rolling. Volunteers get perks. Know of someone who’s interested, please with them. Thank you!
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